Animals Quote by Erik Satie

The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest.

— Erik Satie

“Next to the word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. It controls our hearts, minds and…

— Martin Luther

“He wishes he were a skilled poet, it would fit his chosen image perfectly; the poor, tragic, tortured artiste. But he has no talent…

— Curtis Ackie

“A person who...does not regard music as a marvelous creation of God, must be a clodhopper indeed and does not deserve to be called…

— Martin Luther

My notion about any artist is that we honor him best by reading him, by playing his music, by seeing his plays or by…

— Jacques Barzun

“Good artists exist simply in what they make, and consequently are perfectly uninteresting in what they are. A great poet, a really great poet,…

— Oscar Wilde

The poet is the supreme artist, for he is the master of colour and of form, and the real musician besides, and is lord…

— Oscar Wilde

“His music gave no lesser joy than a vacation. Creativity in his music and its success stood out as an example to all kinds…

— Amit Kalantri

The real artist has no pride. Unfortunately he sees that his art has no limits. He feels obscurely how far he is from the…

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Great artistic talent in any direction... is hardly inherent to the man. It comes and goes; it is often possessed only for a short…

— Hilaire Belloc

The lover of nature has the highest art in his soul.

— Richard Jefferies

“The true significance, then, of absolute music is that it expresses human personality at its finest moments, adequately, beautifully and spiritually, by the medium…

— Anonymous